Tuesday, September 05, 2006

Kiss Me, Charlene

As a dyed-in-the-wool homo, it's not often I get the urge to smooch a girl. But tonight I finished the Kitchener stitch on the second toe of the second sock, thereby joining the Ancient and Honorable Company of Sock Knitters. If Charlene Schurch were within lip distance I'd be all over her like a Lee Ann on a bag of alpaca.

My first pair of socks. Is there any pair quite like the first pair? They're not going to cause a fuss at the county fair, but they fit and I like them.

Yarn: Regia Blahblahblahblah (I lost the ball band). It's part wool and part polyamory or something like that.

I've redrawn the cat and the ball of yarn and put it in the shop on lots of stuff, along with a caption I feel is both true and appropriate.

It's pure coincidence that the latest two designs both feature evil cats. Do not send letters calling me a cat hater. Send those to Rita Rudner, who once said she considered them to be "a waste of fur."

104 comments:

Love the new design, but I'd like to offer a suggestion... could you move the copyright? Placed where it is it looks like something the cat just... um... dropped. Sorry... I have cats. It's the first thing that occurred to me when I saw it. Other than that, I'd buy it.

Those damn copyrights... always cropping up where you least want them. Like, on nipples.

Great socks. I've made the garter rib socks, too. Watch out, though, for some people, socks are addicting. I don't think there's a 12 step program for it yet. You probably already know this, but that book (which I love) has a boatload of errata. It's here: http://www.martingale-pub.com/Information/Corrections/B687_cor.htm

No, I don't think anything is like the first pair...it's kind of like a first love. They always hold a special little place in your heart. But like most things good yummy and entertaining, there will probably be more (and that should be alright since these are part polyamory, no?)

Okay, I've been thinking this since yesterday. We know that you planned self control at the Market at Stitches, and that you are a practicing Buddhist, and now you are an accomplished sock knitter. What does the stash of a Buddhist sock knitter look like? Is it as spare as the altar?

rosesmama, owner of a modest Quaker yarn stash, but a catholic vintage cloth and notion stash from a former incarnation

"part polyamory" has already made my morning. (And it's true! I've found that, now that I'm a sock knitter, I can never work on just one project at a time anymore. There will always be a sock, too. True knitting polyamory.)

Having taken many, many photos of my socks, I can't help but imagine the position knitting bloggers have to get in to take certain photos. That mental image of you, in that very silly position, is also making my morning happier. I've been in that position before. I know how absurd it is.

Hey, Franklin, way to go on your first pair of socks. I taught myself to knit a couple of years ago and then taught myself to knit socks last October using the Magic Loop method...though the K stitch damn near killed me! lol. Now get started on that second pair.

Congrats on finishing your first pair! You started them at Camp, didn't you? Does that mean I get a hug AND a kiss for being around when you started them?

Just as sock yarn doesn't count as stash, the SIP soon won't count as a WIP if you're the kind who doesn't like too many WIP's...when people ask me what I'm working on I never think to tell them about the current SIP, it's just always there...

Love the picture, BTW. Am I the only one who hasn't taken pictures of her own socks? One of my socks featured in a friends blog once but she took the picture.

Congrats on finishing your first pair! You started them at Camp, didn't you? Does that mean I get a hug AND a kiss for being around when you started them?

Just as sock yarn doesn't count as stash, the SIP soon won't count as a WIP if you're the kind who doesn't like too many WIP's...when people ask me what I'm working on I never think to tell them about the current SIP, it's just always there...

Love the picture, BTW. Am I the only one who hasn't taken pictures of her own socks? One of my socks featured in a friends blog once but she took the picture.

I'm in the middle of knitting my first pair, her Class Sock, too. I got all excited last night and was running around my house to anyone who would listen saying, "look what I made! I made a heel!!" (PS, thanks, Twig, for the link! I didn't know, and was confusing myself silly). You give me hope, friend! And if Cook County ever has a county fair, I solemnly swear to make a fuss over your socks.

I love Charlotte Church, too. She can't sing, but the woman knows how to write a sock pattern. Sensational Knitted Socks is far and away my favorite sock reference book. I won two -- one at home and one at work in case I have a heel question while knitting on my lunch hour.

Lovely sockage. Been lurkin' and enjoyin' for some time, although I am jealous that MY Regia ballbands have never said a word about polyamory!

Had to write and tell you that I thought of you at yoga last night - my 60+ year old amazing yoga teacher told us a story of how she was stuck in traffic, and the person who cut her off going the other way was still in the exact same stuck spot after she had parked her car. As she walked past, she thought "hmm, I could say something about how interesting it is that she cut me off and now she's stuck and how there's a life lesson, etc." but instead... instead? ... she just said "asshole!" as she walked by. Now THAT'S a spiritual guide! XOX Janet

Great socks; and the cartoon (and caption) are fabulous... putting some of these on magnets is a great idea.

Poor Charlene - I've heard her called everything from Charlotte Church to Caroline Scrunch. I love the way the instructions don't seem to make much sense until the exact second you need them when it all becomes blindingly clear...

Great socks! My first pair were a tad large. Actually, more than a tad. I gave them to my husband (who is a foot taller than I am) and they are too big for him.

So now I want to knit him a pair that will fit. Franklin, I think you found the pattern for me! Kisses back to you, too--I was in a welter of indecision. And, you have very nice feet and calves. Just in case you didn't know that already.

Those will, too, cause a fuss at the fair. I recommend stapling your pants to your shoes at Rhinebeck, lest you be followed everywhere by women (not your lifelong dream, now is it?) hoping for a flash of sock.

As the proud slave of five cats, I must agree about moving the copyright.

It's already been said but I might as well warn you, yet again, that you will now be sucked into the never ending (but infinitely enjoyable) search for more, better sock yarn and patterns.

And the next bestest moment of all, to me anyway, is when you've knit so many pairs of socks you have all the basics memorized and can knit up a pair of socks with no pattern in hand. You'll just look at a skein of yarn and know just what kind of cuff, ribbing (or not), toe, heel, lace (or not), or color knitting to use. It's loverly!

The bestest moment? When you spin up some singles, set the twist, and knit those suckers into a pair of socks! Aaaaaahhhhhh, the bestest!

Beautiful Socks! I haven't taken the plunge yet...scary. I'm new to Chicago and would like to ask if there are any boy and girl knitting groups out there? Moving up from FL I thought there would be more togetherness. Love your blog.

Had the great honor to take TWO sock knitting classes AND a Komi mitten class from the wonderful Charlene herself last February at the Madrona Fiber Arts retreat in Tacoma, Washington. Not only is she a total whiz-bang knitter, but she's warm, extremely funny, and so knowledgeable about knitting history. If you think she designs a mean sock, might I suggest you take a look at her book "Hats On!" You'll never need another hat book. Or if mittens are your pleasure, she's got a book on those too! Mary in Seattle

Beautiful socks, Franklin! (Geesh, between you and the Yarn Harlot, I may succumb to socks. Halp. Is there a Borg of Sock or something? I *never* knit on smaller than #5's...oh Bog.) And polyamory - that on top of seeing Stephanie here in Portland tonight nearly finished me off for good. Lovely work, and congrats! So - what are your next pair gonna be? [g]

I wouldn't call you a cat hater. I wouldn't even blame you if you *were* a cat hater. The cat I have now is a dyed-in-the-wool grouch who does not like *anyone* (she tolerates me 'cause I feed her); when I had to go out of town on short notice last year and couldn't take her with me, the lady who graciously agreed to take her at the last minute said she felt like a "lion tamer" and one of the other guys who saw her actually asked me if I picked up a feral and sicced her on my friends just to be funny.

At least it's always entertaining to take her to the vet. I'm sure they have "demon seed" written at the top of her record.

Great job. Love the color, the ribbing looks nice and even. Looks like you've been knitting socks all your life. I'll tell you that wearing them is even better then knitting them. A bit of glamour for your toes.

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